Synonyms of nervy

nervy

adjective

ˈnər-vē 

1

as in wise

displaying or marked by rude boldness

the nervy waiter held up the small tip and called out to the departing customers, "Hope it doesn't break the bank!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wise
• cheeky
• cocky
• bold
• impudent
• brazen
• brassy
• saucy
• fresh
• sassy
• insolent
• defiant
• cocksure
• blunt
• audacious
• assertive
• brash
• impertinent
• cute
• brazen-faced
• arch
• smart
• bold-faced
• disrespectful
• obtrusive
• brassbound
• forward
• unabashed
• curt
• shameless
• flippant
• bluff
• unblushing
• mouthy
• facetious
• flip
• pert
• smart-alecky
• smart-aleck
• lippy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timid
• shy
• meek
• modest
• humble
• proper
• polite
• retiring
• courteous
• genteel
• mousy
• respectful
• deferential
• mild
• ashamed
• gentle
• embarrassed
• demure
• inconspicuous
• mannerly
• unobtrusive
• abashed
• shamefaced
• blushing

2

as in adventurous

inclined or willing to take risks

nervy rock climbers wanting to make gravity-defying ascents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adventurous
• daring
• fearless
• courageous
• brave
• bold
• gutsy
• enterprising
• nerved
• hardy
• adventuresome
• venturous
• audacious
• impulsive
• venturesome
• reckless
• dashing
• heroic
• valiant
• gallant
• free-swinging
• emboldened
• impetuous
• foolish
• spirited
• incautious
• overconfident
• rash
• madcap
• thoughtless
• intrepid
• stupid
• brash
• foolhardy
• imprudent
• daredevil
• silly
• dauntless
• wild
• heedless
• unafraid
• plucky
• hotheaded
• spunky
• dumb
• undaunted
• hasty
• gritty
• mad
• valorous
• unnecessary
• nutty
• stalwart
• wacky
• scatterbrained
• overbold
• absurd
• irrational
• witless
• unreasonable
• stouthearted
• insane
• headlong
• lionhearted
• idiotic
• crazy
• swashbuckling
• lunatic
• stout
• precipitate
• asinine
• balmy
• moronic
• brainless
• greathearted
• harebrained
• half-witted
• gadarene

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timid
• careful
• shy
• unadventurous
• cautious
• timorous
• wary
• unenterprising
• craven
• pusillanimous
• coward
• cowardly
• milky
• prudent
• fearful
• afraid
• frightened
• overcautious
• heedful
• scared
• terrified
• chickenhearted
• startled
• spooked
• alarmed
• lily-livered
• unnerved
• reasonable
• calm
• shocked
• horrified
• rational
• sensible
• sound
• milk-livered
• wise
• poltroon
• cool
• sane
• upset
• affrighted
• worried
• levelheaded
• overcareful
• concerned
• fainthearted
• terrorized
• sage
• dismayed
• appalled

3

as in nervous

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

I'm a little nervy about my first job interview

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nervous
• worried
• anxious
• upset
• uneasy
• troubled
• apprehensive
• tense
• uptight
• jittery
• perturbed
• hesitant
• jumpy
• concerned
• insecure
• ill at ease
• edgy
• goosey
• flustered
• disturbed
• queasy
• dithery
• on tenterhooks
• bothered
• antsy
• unquiet
• on edge
• on pins and needles
• restless
• distraught
• hinky
• het up
• obsessed
• aggrieved
• preoccupied
• freaked
• fretful
• distressed
• disquieted
• foreboding
• keyed up
• aflutter
• atwitter
• vexed
• shook-up
• freaked-out
• hung up
• fretting
• fidgety
• unnerved
• high-strung
• unstrung
• misgiving
• spooky
• fluttery
• flighty
• undone
• skittish
• qualmish
• stewing
• qualmy
• hypertense
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• calm
• nerveless
• collected
• cool
• relaxed
• confident
• sure
• happy-go-lucky
• controlled
• self-assured
• self-confident
• self-controlled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nervy

Coach Thomas Tuchel helped England navigate a nervy 3-2 win over Mexico in a Round of 16 match in Mexico City. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

At lunch, after 25 overs, were a nervy Henry Nicholls on 23 from 50 balls and Rachin Ravindra on 11 after a couple of exquisite boundaries. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

Outside Boston last weekend, during Scotland’s first World Cup match in twenty-eight years, a nervy 1–0 victory against Haiti, McTominay heard plenty of familiar cheers. — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

Yet following closely behind is Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth), Wardex’s nervy CEO, who’s intent on burying the facts out of fear that humanity can’t handle this mind-expanding knowledge. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026